The February 2, 2008 resignation of Republican Richard Baker triggered a special election for Louisiana's 6th district. In anticipation of this election, party qualifying occurred before Baker's resignation. The timeline mirrored that of the 2008 special election for the 1st congressional district. The two elections were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary system since the 1970s.
Democrat Don Cazayoux won the 6th district election, defeating Republican Woody Jenkins by three percentage points, as well as two independent candidates and a member of the Constitution Party. He was sworn in on May 6, switching the party affiliation of the seat. (This was the second time such a party switch occurred due to a special election during the 110th Congress.)
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Don Cazayoux
|
16,636
|
34.93
|
|
Democratic
|
Michael L. Jackson
|
12,941
|
27.17
|
|
Democratic
|
Jason DeCuir
|
8,824
|
18.53
|
|
Democratic
|
Andy Kopplin
|
8,211
|
17.24
|
|
Democratic
|
Joe Delatte
|
1,020
|
2.14
|
Total votes
|
47,632
|
100.00
|
Democratic primary runoff results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Don Cazayoux
|
19,806
|
56.79
|
|
Democratic
|
Michael Jackson
|
15,068
|
43.21
|
Total votes
|
34,874
|
100.00
|
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Woody Jenkins
|
14,900
|
49.87
|
|
Republican
|
Laurinda L. Calongne
|
7,609
|
25.47
|
|
Republican
|
Paul Sawyer
|
6,939
|
23.23
|
|
Republican
|
Michael Cloonan
|
427
|
1.43
|
Total votes
|
29,875
|
100.00
|
Republican primary runoff results
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Woody Jenkins
|
15,179
|
61.94
|
|
Republican
|
Laurinda L. Calongne
|
9,327
|
38.06
|
Total votes
|
24,506
|
100.00
|
Constitution Party
Independent candidates
General election
Results
County results
Vote breakdown by county
|
Don Cazayoux Democrat
|
Woody Jenkins Republican
|
Total
|
County
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
Ascension
|
1,845 |
34.09% |
3,297 |
60.92% |
5,412
|
East Baton Rouge
|
33,635 |
51.27% |
28,759 |
43.84% |
65,598
|
East Feliciana
|
1,581 |
47.24% |
1,599 |
47.77% |
3,347
|
Iberville
|
1,439 |
55.07% |
787 |
44.02% |
2,327
|
Livingston
|
3,962 |
29.12% |
9,126 |
67.07% |
13,607
|
Pointe Coupee
|
2,519 |
78.84% |
639 |
20.00% |
3,195
|
St. Helena |
969 |
59.16% |
618 |
37.73% |
1,638
|
West Baton Rouge
|
2,610 |
67.70% |
1,127 |
29.23% |
3,855
|
West Feliciana
|
1,143 |
56.08% |
794 |
38.96% |
2,038
|
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